Handbag cover



V. E. BROWNING Sept. 29, 1953 HANDBAG COVER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April28, 1950 MW w. mm N mam r T a M m .m w

Sept. 29, 1953 v. E. BROWNING 2,653,640

HANDBAG COVER I Filed April 28, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

Brow/rung ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 29, 1953 UNITED. S PATENT... OFF 16E2,653,646.

HANDBAG COVER" E. lirowning dhicagorlll. Application April 28, 1950,semi N6. 158,691 1 oia'iitt. (01. 150-28) Tliis'ihventio'n relates tohandbag covers,. arid mQrparticularly to reversiblecovers having nometal fasteners.

A number of handbag covers have been designed and used in the past, butthe exposed ends or the necessity of being oversize to allow opening thehandbag made it apparent to the casual observer that the covering wasjust a cover and not a part of the actual handbag. Most of these coversdepend upon metal fasteners to secure them to the handbag.

Therefore it is an object of this invention to provide a handbag coverwhich is constructed in such a manner that an observer cannot normallydiscover that the cover is not part of the actual handbag.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a handbag coverwhich may be produced at a minimum cost and also may be easily washedand run through ringer rollers by eliminating the use of and need forall metal fasteners and other metal parts.

Another object of this invention is to provide two handbag covers ofdifferent colors and materials in one by making the inside and outsideof different colors and materials and by constructing the cover in sucha manner that the purse is completely reversible.

Most ladies are always desirous of having their handbag match either incolor or contrast with their coat or jacket and also their dress orsuit. With such a reversible cover, one side can be made to match a coator jacket and the other side can be made to match a dress or suit. Upontaking off the jacket or coat it would be desirous to quickly reversethe handbag cover in order to maintain a match in color or contrastbetween the handbag and the outer layer of clothing at all times.

In accordance with the above consideration it is an additional object ofthis invention to provide a reversible handbag cover capable of beingremoved, reversed, and replaced on the handbag in less time than oneminute.

Further objects will become apparent from the following specificationsand the drawings.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the handbag cover. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of a suitable handbag for the cover. view of the coverfitted onto the suitable handbag. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through thecover fitted upon a suitable handbag at section AA.

In Fig. 1, the inner material is made of a different type of materialthan the outer mate- Fig. 3 is a perspective rial. The materiamt be oranytype nf-cloth? fiber, skin, fur, plastic; or other material which' issufiic'iently pliable" for use as ahandbagcover'."

The parts of the two materials are cut out and then stitched together inany suitable manner. The edges of the gusset sections l and 2 arestitched to the edges of the main body portion 3 so that the cover willhave the same appearance after it is reversed; no lumps or change ofdimensions will occur at the seams. The seams at the ends of the pockets4 and 5 are placed as close to the edge of the material as practical sothat the pockets may also be easily reversed and still fit properly.

Referring now to Fig. 2, the frame of the purse consists of fin shapedcross members 6 and 1 which are rigidly secured to the arms 8 and 9,which are pivotally connected at their lower ends. A similar pair ofarms are secured to the opposite ends of cross members 6 and l. The topedges of the material of the handbag body ID are glued or otherwisesecured to the cross members 6 and 1 as shown in Fig. 4. The gussets Hand I2 of the handbag are inside the arms, but they are not secured tothe arms.

Referring now to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the handbag is placed inside thecover and then the pockets 4 and 5 are slipped over the cross members 6and 1 respectively securing the cover to the handbag. Cover gussets land 2 are placed inside the arms 8 and 9 as is the gusset of thehandbag. The relative positions ofthe two layers of material, comprisingbody portion 3, and the purse cover I ll are shown in Fig. 4. The coveris reversed by removing it from the handbag, turning the body portion 3and the pockets 4 and 5 inside out and replacing it on the handbag.Because of the simplicity of this cover, it can be easily reversed inless than one minute by the average person.

Since the cover is the same shape as the handbag and fits on the frameover the handbag in the same manner as the material of the handbag. itgives the appearance of being part of the actual handbag. No edges ofthe cover are exposed to destroy this appearance. When the handbag isclosed, the gussets of the cover fold inward in the same manner as thegussets of the handbag.

As has been noted above the reversibility of this cover depends upon thefact that all stitching is done at the edge of the parts and not acrossany of the free surface of these parts.

While one embodiment of the invention has been disclosed, it will beunderstood that various modifications may be made, which would be withinthe true spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

A handbag comprising a rigid frame having a pair of arms at each end,the arms of each pair being pivotally connected at their lower ends, andhaving fin shaped cross members connecting the free ends of the two saidpairs of arms, a flexible U-shaped body portion of material having apocket at each upper end of said body portion, said pockets being closedalong the top and side edges of the said body portion and open at thebottom allowing the said pockets to fit over the said fin shaped crossmembers, and having a gusset at each end of said body portion extendingfrom the bottom of the said body portion upward to the lower edges ofthe said pockets, and a detachable U-shaped cover of flexible materialcomprising longitudinal side walls and a connecting gusset at each end,the upper edge of each side wall being folded over to form a pocket atthe upper edges of said cover, said pockets being closed along the topand side edges 4 of said cover and open at the bottom, the gusset ateach end of said cover extending from the bottom of said cover upwardlyto the lower edges of said pockets, the edges of said gussets beingsecured to the end edges of said side walls, and said pockets and saidgussets being free from said side walls other than at their edges,allowing the said cover to be fully reversible and allowing the saidpockets to fit over the said fin shaped cross members regardless ofwhether the said cover is placed in its normal or reversed condition.

VIRGINIA E. BROWNING.

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